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USC Launches $1 Billion+ Computing Initiative Including AI, AR, and VR

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May 9, 2023 The president of the University of Southern California (USC) recently announced a more than $1 billion initiative for computer science research and education across all disciplines, with an emphasis on artificial intelligence, machine learning and science data, augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR), robotics, games and blockchain. Titled Frontiers of Computing, …

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Daniel Lidar to head MURI on Quantum Computing Research – USC Viterbi | School of Engineering

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Daniel Lidar’s MURI award team will study ways to overcome errors in quantum computing. Image/iStock A research team led by Daniel Lidar, holder of the Viterbi engineering chair and professor at Ming Hsieh’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been named the winner of the Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) award. These …

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